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Hawks Hunt Eat Prey-Red-Tailed, Cooper's

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Uploaded by on Mar 1, 2008

Several wild hawks filmed on 08.02.29 after an ice storm, which had lasted several days. The hawks were hungry.

Shows a good close-up of what appears to be a Cooper's hawk eating prey. Hawk was so hungry that traffic didn't bother it.

Also shows several Red-tailed hawks hunting cardinals, woodpeckers, and starlings. They perched in the trees near the songbirds and watched. Every once in a while they swooped after the birds. When the hawks swooped down from the tree, the birds instantly disappeared.

Whitetail deer occasionally looked up to watch the scene.

**The red tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, is a large powerful bird. It can weigh around 2-4 lbs. and has almost a six foot wingspan. They have a sharp, strong, powerful beak and curved talons. They tear prey apart with their beaks. The red tails of these hawks showed up several times.

**The Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is average in size and distributed from southern Canada to northern Mexico. An average females weigh over a pound and has a wingspan of almost a yard.

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  • Liked the video but it moved to quickly to the next scene.

  • Looks like all red tailed hawks, no cooper's.

  • i didnt see any coopers..

  • you did a nice job thanks

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